They know it when they see it: The UK Gender Recognition Act 2004

British Journal of Politics and International Relations

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 328-345

  Jeffreys, Sheila ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Feminism; Transgenderism; Transsexualism; Women

Indexed keywords

FEMINISM; GENDER IDENTITY; GENDER ISSUE; HOMOSEXUALITY; WOMENS STATUS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 41149160831     PISSN: 13691481     EISSN: 1467856X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-856X.2007.00293.x     Document Type: Article

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